Chemistry and basic biomedical sciences. Technological alternative

• Main Authors: María Antonia Jiménez Dávila (Author), Yordanis Figueredo Torres (Author), Ismara Zamora León (Author), Irene Luisa del Castillo Remón (Author), Grettel Galiano Guerra (Author), Martha Gertrudis Lara Carrillo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Centro Provincial de Información de Ciencias Médicas. Cienfuegos, 2020-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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• Notes: 1727-897X
• Keywords: tecnologías de la información; química; enseñanza; aprendizaje; Medicine (General); R5-920; Public aspects of medicine; RA1-1270
• Source: Medisur, Vol 18, Iss 4, Pp 571-582 (2020)

<p><strong>Foundation:</strong> the Chemistry teaching-learning process requires constant updating in accordance with the demands of health professionals´ training.<br /><strong>Objective:</strong> to develop a technological alternative which allows raising the learning level of chemical contents and their practical applications in the health field.<br /><strong>Methods:</strong> A teaching support educational software was developed to link Chemistry with Basic Biomedical Sciences. Macromedia Flash was used as a design and assembly tool for different modules included in this product. The technological alternative was implemented in the Health Technology training programs that received Chemistry in the 2017-2018 academic year. A quasi experiment with an exit test was applied for the experimental group. Theoretical methods were used: historical-logical, inductive-deductive, analytical-synthetic, systemic-structural-functional and empirical: documentary analysis, surveys, class observation, expert criteria. The participants signed the consent to collaborate and accepted the publication of its results with the guarantee of their anonymity.<br /><strong>Results:</strong> the results of the quasi-experiment show a qualitative improvement in the students learning in the experimental group. Most of them were placed at a high level of learning by establishing the relationship between molecular cause-disease-practical application of the chemical contents.<br /><strong>Conclusions:</strong> the implementation of this technological alternative in educational practice allowed raising the learning chemical content level in its practical application in the health field.</p>